Twenty Thousand Hertz+

The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.

Design
Arts
Music Commentary
101
HBO 2.0
How HBO reconciled its analog past with its digital future.
25 min
102
It's Not TV. It's HBO.
How HBO crafted two of the most iconic pieces of sonic branding in history.
23 min
103
Zzzzzzzzzzzrr...
If you live with a snorer, it can be tricky to roll out of bed after a night of little sleep.
40 min
104
Creature Speakers
How do you voice over 200 monsters?
26 min
105
Video(less) Games
The ins and outs of gaming without sight.
24 min
106
Blind Sports
Keep your ears on the ball.
21 min
107
Listening to the Movies
Hearing is believing.
27 min
108
Sonic Bubbles
Self-control through sound control.
24 min
109
Domestic Symphony
What happens when dryers and dishwashers get the sound design treatment?
22 min
110
The Windsor Hum
Cracking the case of a sonic mystery.
13 min
111
The Buzzer
Tuning in to spy radio.
31 min
112
Stay Tuned
The new voices of the Looney Tunes.
25 min
113
Prop 'til You Drop
The secret tools of Foley Artists.
21 min
114
Foley Artists
The secrets behind the subtle art of Foley.
20 min
115
The Leaky Pipeline
A story within a story about pioneering women in audio.
25 min
116
Auditory Icons
Why are some device sounds pleasing, while others stress us out?
16 min
117
Progression Obsession
From Pachelbel's Canon, to the Ice Cream Changes, to the Four Chords, we examine the most-used chord changes in pop music.
25 min
118
SM7
How the Shure SM7 became one of the most game-changing vocal microphones of all time.
22 min
119
Minecraft
Crafting the music and sounds of Minecraft.
24 min
120
20th Century Fox
The history and future of the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
24 min
121
The Deterrent Tone
What happens when you get hit with a “sound cannon?”
20 min
122
I'm Lovin' It
Ba da ba ba ba.
23 min
123
Sound 101 with Bill Nye
Listen up! It’s time to go back to basics on the physics of sound.
22 min
124
Synesthesia
What’s it like to see sounds and taste names?
25 min
125
Sing Gently
How an internet choir connects singers around the world at a time when they can't sing together.
33 min